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I’m writing in response to my friend Nicholas Marr’s column from Friday, which “challenged” Dolores Huerta’s status as a role-model for Notre Dame students based on her pro-choice belief. First, a clarification. Nick correctly notes that Dolores is a pro-choice, Catholic mother of 11, but he neglects to explain that she was also pro-life for

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On Wednesday, Sister Mary McNamara — the rector of Breen-Phillips (BP) Hall — was called home to our Lord. This loss is devastating to all who loved this incredible woman –– her community of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word; her BP residents, past and present, whom she shepherded fearlessly and tenderly for the past

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In my four years at Notre Dame, the University has prioritized revenue streams over student welfare at every opportunity, acting on policies that resemble corporate fiduciary responsibility more than Catholic moral imperative; from constrictive and aggressive parking to glitzy mass-construction projects, these decisions increase the school’s bottom line at the direct expense of the student

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In August 2016, I began college at Notre Dame. I lived through the ups and downs that everyone else did: first bad grade, first quarter dog, the 2016 football season and a Midwest winter (OK Chicago people, I don’t care if it was a “mild winter.” Humidity is killer). I also experienced true loneliness, exhaustion

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In response to the “We Deserve Much Better” letter to the editor by David Carmack, I just had a few points that I wanted to make, as I was a senator last year and feel like I can give some input into the situation. Carmack mentions that the allegations against Alex and Julia are “blatant

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The Kruszewski-Dunbar platform has been recently made available to students on its website. The platform, which focuses on a department-based approach to student government, keeps a similar, but refined, structure of student government in place from this year. The McGavick-Gayheart ticket has also recently made its platform available on its website. It claims that its

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In a recent New York Times article, David DeSteno argued that resisting the temptation “to value the pleasures of the present more than the satisfaction of the future” will be the key to keeping our New Year’s resolutions in 2018. But delaying gratification, as we all know, is easier said than done. So, rather than

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A closed student senate meeting with a secret roll call. A press release from Judicial Council in the early hours of the morning. National security? The end of parietals? No, just your average student body presidential election. I am writing this letter in light of recent events involving Notre Dame’s student government — specifically Judicial

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Remember that time you woke up five minutes before your class with required attendance? You jolted out of bed, threw on clothes and boots, definitely didn’t brush your teeth — no time for that — and ran out your door, flinging on your backpack and nearly forgetting your coat. Twelve years ago, something similar happened

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When I marched alongside my fellow feminists in the Women’s March a couple weeks ago, I felt pure pride. I smiled at signs that quoted uplifting Bible verses as well as ones that said “This p—- grabs back.” It was with joy that I joined this inclusive space of protest against oppression. I felt empowered,